Japanorama was a series of documentaries presented by Jonathan Ross, exploring various facets of popular culture and trends of modern-day Japan.

Each episode had a theme, around which he presented cultural phenomena, films, music, and art that exemplify facets of Japan. The series was colourful in both its creative use of subject matter, and its use of bright colours that helped accent the action on screen rather than distract from it. Subjects were separated by eye catches that often featured the artwork of Junko Mizuno. Ross hosted each episode in suits so bright and stylised they could have been stolen from an anime character.

Film:Waterboys (2001), a comedyConceptual Art: CupheadsEtiquette: How to laughCulture:J-Pop IdolsFilm:Love and Pop (1998) and interview with director Hideaki AnnoCulture: "PostPet", this is how internet was meant to beInterview:Hayao Miyazaki, director of some of Japan's most popular animated filmsFilm:Battle Royale (2000): a group of teenagers on an island are forced to kill each other

Culture:AkihabaraFilm:Densha OtokoInterview: Toru Honda, "King of Otaku"Culture:Garage kits and other anime model kits, as well as Wonder festival, an annual event dedicated to these thingsCulture:MoeCulture:CosplayCulture:Maid cafesCustom: Lying and the Japanese saying that doing so would cause you to lose your tongue in the afterlifeMusic:AKB48, an idol group catering to Otaku